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Words that rhyme withstation

feminine
Masculine

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine this word

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel EY coda SH
732
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
nation1haitian1
3 syllables
vacation11location2creation1foundation1salvation1temptation5translation2probation1sensation4formation2frustration1rotation2relationdamnation1duration1elation1flirtation1inflation1negation1ovation1plantation1ablationalsatiancarnationcastrationcausationcessationcetaceancitationcremationcroatiandalmatiandeflationdictationdilationdonationfiltrationfixationflotationgradationgyrationhydrationlactationlibrationligationmigrationmutationnarrationnotationorationpredationprivationprorationprostrationquotationreflationsedationstagflationstagnationstarvationsummationtaxationtruncationvibrationvocation
4 syllables
conversation10situation1information4operation1education3generation7destination2explanation1reputation1invitation3celebration7population2inspiration5medicationcombination1radiationapplicationreservation1presentationrevelation5corporation1graduation1desperation4separation1observation1dedication3expectation2hesitation4concentration1complication1imitation1isolation1liberation1motivation2demonstration1occupation2confirmation1confrontation2congregation2constellation1consternation1desolation1detonation1fascination1limitation1meditation2realization2registrationaberration1accusation1affirmation1altercation1animation1aviation1compensation1consecration1consolation1consultation1consummation1degradation1deprivation1dissipation1expiration1immigration1indignation1innovation1integration1iteration1levitation1masturbation1miscreation1moderation1mutilation1navigation1palpitation1penetration1preparation1procreation1punctuation1relaxation1saturation1segregation1simulation1speculation1stimulation1suffocation1transformation1transportation1variation1vindication1violationfederationabdicationabnegationabrogation
5 syllables
imagination5investigation1organizationcommunication1associationcivilization1administrationcooperationabomination5interrogationillumination2consideration1annihilation1discrimination1exaggeration1hallucination2orientation1reincarnation1examinationanticipation1clarification1colonization1coordination1elimination1gratification1incarceration1infatuation1interpretation1justification1manipulation1representation1abbreviationacceleration
6 syllables
identificationdisorientation1excommunication1miscommunication1rehabilitation1
7 syllables
8 syllables
41
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
Jason1mason2nathanbasin1caissonchastengraysonhastenasianbayesiansuasionhaven1raven1
3 syllables
capsaicinFreemasonwashbasinoccasion1invasion2equation1persuasion1abrasioncaucasianeurasian
4 syllables
appalachian
3
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
salesman1salesmen1statesman
7
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
rayon2DayanMahan
3 syllables
malayanOken
4 syllables
himalayanuruguayan
897
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
taken4Satan7bacon2meganDamonmaiden3Reagan1straightenshaken1apron1bailin1Canaan1hagen1laden1macon1waken1AdenAikenAkenAtenbrakemancaitlinCalancaymanclaytonDaganDagonDaytonFaginFeynmanGalanGalenHamanLabanlaymanmatronpaganpatronpeytonsabinSaipanshamanstatinzamanpatient9patience7patients2nations4gracious1facials1glacial1glacier1Seychelles1facialgeishageishasglaciers1haitians1racialspacialspaciousspatial
3 syllables
mistaken6forsaken3Pygmalion1unshaken1australianawakenforamenjamaicanmenhadenmisshapenPhilemonrelations4mutations2patiently2carnations1creations1formations1impatient1quotations1sensations1summations1temptations1vibrations1ablationsacaciaacaciasalsatiansaudaciousbiracialcapaciouscastrationscausationscessationscetaceanscitationscremationscretaceousCroatiacroatiansdalmatiansdamnations1deflationsdictationsdilationsdonationsdurations1elations1fallaciousfiltrationsfixationsflirtations1flirtatiousflotationsfoundations1frustrations1graciouslygraciousnessgradationsgyrationsherbaceoushydrations
4 syllables
overtaken1Copenhagenphenolphthaleinreawakenvenezuelanconversations1operations2situations5generations3expectations3constellations3complications2explanations3invitations2reservations2revelations3consolations1limitations1reputations1tribulations1affectations1allegations1amputations1applications1aspirations1celebrations1combinations1computations1consultations1destinations1imitations1implications1indignations1innovations1
5 syllables
congratulations4communications1associations1considerations1ejaculations1investigations1negotiations1organizations1recriminations1
6 syllables
7 syllables
8 syllables
32
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
stations3stationed28
3 syllables
playstation1crustaceancrustaceanscrustaceousgestationgestationsplaystations1stationerstationersstationing28
4 syllables
devastation1devastations1incrustationincrustationsinfestation
5 syllables
manifestation1deforestationdeforestations

“station” at line end — from real songs

On the road to Hell there was a railroad stationWho could help you to your final destination
— Anaïs Mitchell, “Road to Hell” · rhymes station / destination
She gets rock and roll and a rock and roll stationShe's making movies on location
— Dire Straits, “Skateaway” · rhymes station / location
One day you catch a trainNever leaves the station
— Richard Thompson, “Calvary Cross” · rhymes station / train

How to read the 1680 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 732
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 41
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 3
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 7
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 897
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 32
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.